Claraithe Ieis an Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha October 13 th and 14 th, 2018 Stadthalle A & B, Vogelweidplatz 14, 1150 Vienna Adjudicators: Caroline Greene Parfery, Glasgow, Scotland Dearbhla Lennon, Dundalk, Ireland Chris Ryan, Cork, Ireland Musician: Kristian Fišl, Prague, Czech Republic Approved by: Biagio Mineo, July 10 th, 2018
Welcome to the Rafter School Vienna Feis! We are delighted to welcome CLRG dancers from all regions to the 2018 Vienna Feis run by Rafter School of Irish Dancing Vienna. This year s feis marks the sixth time that it is organised by Rafter School. Please note that this year, we are again back to the location of 2017 Stadthalle B. The hall has stands for the audience, there are numerous changing rooms in the basement and the adjacent Hall A is available for warmup/practice and results. The Feis will be run with three adjudicators for two floors and a stage (10x8m). A local caterer in the lobby of the hall will provide you with snacks and refreshments. In the hall, we will have a stall for shoes and dance supplies (Irishdancer) and possibly more. Stay tuned for more information via Facebook and our website www.viennafeis.at! This year, treblemakers are invited to try something new the Partner Treble is challenging you and a second dancer from your age group to give your all in terms of synchronicity and originality as you dance your 16 bars down the line to some catchy tune. There will be trophies for all winners and medals for runners up, and like on previous Vienna Feis occasions, Open Championship dancers from Austrian schools will again have an opportunity to compete for the title of an Austrian National Champion if the Austrian National Championship option is added to their registration (please refer to the Feis Rules). Please note that registration will be through the Feis.Info system this year (more information overleaf)! We ll also have a raffle with tickets for 2.50 each there will be a prize for every ticket, with main prizes to be announced on the day. Joan and Lucia Rafter, Simon Zirkowitsch, Ellie Frank Grossebner and the Feis Committee members wish all dancers the best of success and a great time in Vienna, the city of music and dancing!
Vienna Feis 2018 Entries Fees: Solo competitions 5.00 Team competitions 4.00 per dancer Special Trophies* 6.00 Adult Preliminary Championships 20.00 Open Championships 28.00 Open Championships including Austrian Championship 32.00 *Beginners, Primary & Intermediate Trophies, Traditional Set, Treble Admission fee for spectators: 10.00 per day Weekend special: 15.00 for both days Dancers and children under 14: free. Online registration by teachers Registration will be through the Feis.Info registration system. To be able to register your dancers, you will first have to send an e mail to info@feisinfo.org with your name, address and name of dance school. You will receive an e mail with further details on how to register your dancers. Entries to be received no later than Sunday, October 7th, 2018. Entries received after this date cannot be listed in the programme. Dancers numbers will be available for collection by teachers or school representatives at the venue on Friday evening from 7:00 pm or on the day of the competition. Numbers will be handed out per school and cannot be given to dancers individually unless the fee for the entire school has been paid up in advance. Payments should be made to the club running Rafter School Vienna: Shamrock Dance Company Vienna Bank details: IBAN: AT616000000510049012 BIC: BAWAATWW Please note that cheques will NOT be accepted. For details on accommodation and travel, please refer to the information at the end of the timetable or visit our website www.viennafeis.at
Rialacha NaFeis - Feis Rules 1. The Feis will run in accordance with all the rules of An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha. 2. Entries will be accepted from persons currently registered with An Coimisiún. All competitions are OPEN to dancers from ALL REGIONS. 3. The lodgement of an entry will be taken to mean that teachers and pupils understand these rules and undertake to abide by them. 4. Objections must be lodged in writing within one hour of the announcement of the result of a competition accompanied by a fee of 40 Euro, which will be refunded if the objection is upheld. 5. Age will be taken as on 1st January 2018. Whatever age a dancer turns this year, in 2018, s/he will dance under that age all year long, e.g. if a dancer s date of birth is 29 May 2006, he/she dances under 12 in the year 2018). Evidence of age may be requested, therefore dancers from Mainland Europe should have a valid ID with them in the event of a query as to their age. 6. The Adjudicators decisions are final. 7. Beginners Grade competitions are confined to dancers who have never won 1 st or 2 nd prize (also 3 rd prize, please refer to rule 9) in any competition for that particular dance. In Beginners Grade competitions only basic steps may be performed. 8. Primary Grade competitions are confined to dancers who have never won 1 st prize (or 2 nd prize, please refer to rule 10) for that particular dance other than in Beginners Grade. 9. If a Beginner competition has 6 or more dancers, the first two places advance to the next grade, regardless of ties. If a Beginner competition has 11 dancers or more, then the first 3 places advance to the next grade regardless of ties. (RTME ruling Sept. 2007). 10. If a Primary competition has 6 or more dancers, the first place advances to the next grade. If a Primary competition has 11 or more, the first and second places advance to the next grade, regardless of ties (RTME ruling June 2011). 11. Where there are five dancers or less for Beginners, Primary and Intermediate competitions, the results will not affect their grading. 12. Intermediate Grade competitions are open to all dancers who have not previously won first prize for that particular dance in Intermediate or Open Grades under the same or higher age limits. If a dancer in Mainland Europe wins in Intermediate, they must advance into Open for the rest of the calendar year. If they do not win in Open, they may return to Intermediate at the start of the next calendar year. (RTME ruling Sept. 2007).
13. For all Beginner, Primary and Intermediate competitions (excluding trophy competitions) the 32 bar method will be applied. However, the number of bars to be danced may be lowered if this seems indicated to the organisers. All Open Championship dancers will be required to dance 48 bars of music in the reel and jig and 40 bars in the slip jig and hornpipe. Two and three hands are danced to 40 bars of music. Ceíli and figure dances are subject to the rules applied at Oireachtasi. 14. Adult Preliminary Championships are open to Intermediate/Open level dancers who have never won a 1 st, 2 nd or 3 rd place in Open Championship level and to dancers not participating in a full Open Championship at the same feis. Dancers will be required to dance 32 bars of music in the reel (gents, ladies) or slip jig (ladies) in the light round, heavy jig or hornpipe in the heavy round, and a Traditional Set. If there are more than 9 dancers in any competition, it will go to recall. Please note that these championships have been created for dancers who started Irish Dancing as ADULTS. 15. Beginners Trophy Competitions will be a choice of any light dance. Primary/Intermediate Trophy Competitions will be a choice of heavy dance. Dancers will dance 16 bars down the line in their chosen dance. They may only be entered in dances which they have not previously placed out of. 16. Open Championships will be judged as two solos and an overall Championship. If there are more than 15 dancers in any competition, there may be a recall for the set dance. The Open Championships include the Austrian National Championships which are specifically for dancers from Irish dance schools based in Austria and registered with CLRG in the current year. National Championship results will be based on the Open Championship results, i.e. the best placed dancer from an Austria based school will be this year s Austrian Champion is his/her age group. 17. Traditional set dances can only be performed in the Traditional Set competitions, in the Adult Championship and in the Under 11 Open Championship (as a choice in U11). 18. Music will be played at the recognized An Coimisiún speeds of Mainland Europe. Dance Beginners Primary Intermediate/Open 121/123 116/118 113 116 116 116 121 118 113 123 123 121 89 79 73 142 130 113 19. Team dances (four hands and upward) must be performed in accordance with the Coimisiún handbook Ar Rinci Foirne.
20. Special Trophies (Traditional Sets, Treble Competitions, Beginners/Primary, Open and Adult Championship Trophies) may be retained by the winners. Please note that the treble reel competitions are Partner Treble s; partners must belong to the same age group, they will be allowed to wear show costumes and use hands. Their 16 bars down the line will be judged for originality and synchronicity of performance. 21. A panel of three adjudicators will judge all Championships. 22. Within the limits specified in the Rules of An Coimisiún, the Organisers may at their discretion cancel or combine competitions with insufficient entries. 23. Order and quiet must be kept in the hall, particularly while competitors are dancing. 24. Traditional Set Dance competitions are a choice out of 7 traditional dances: St. Patrick s Day, Blackbird, Job of Journeywork, Garden of Daisies, King of the Fairies, Jockey to the Fair and Three Sea Captains. If a dancer wins first place in any traditional set dance competition, s/he moves on the next level in all 7 traditionals. 25. Provided that dancers are not disturbed by flashlights or the like, photography or video recording by persons other than official feis photographers will be allowed during Beginners and Primary competitions and during all award ceremonies. During Intermediate and Open competitions, photography will be reserved to any official feis photographer as may be on site. 26. Competitors must be in costume and ready to dance 30 minutes before their competitions are scheduled. 27. The Feis organisers cannot accept any liability for injury or loss or damage to property while on the premises. 28. Only Feis officials may approach the adjudicators during competition sessions. 29. The dress code in accordance with An Coimisiún rules will be strictly observed. For the sake of modesty and in the interest of safety to young people, dancers will not be permitted to walk around the Feis scantily dressed. The Costume Rules of An Coimisiún, as amended, also apply in Mainland Europe; it can be found in the Download section on www.clrg.ie for reference. Female adult dancers participating in the competitions Adult competition and/or Adult grade competition (both solo and team) are required to wear tights of a denier not less than 70 (CLRG Ruling March 2015). 30. All Beginners and Primary dancers of all age groups may only wear a class costume, simple dancewear or appropriate attire (skirt and top/blouse, simple dress for girls and ladies, trousers and t shirt/shirt for boys and gents). Make up is not permitted for any dancer in the first two grades up to and including the Under 12 age group worldwide.
31. An Coimisiún has ruled that from 1st January each year, that no block, en pointe, stationary or moving, be allowed to be performed for all ages up to and including the under 12 age group worldwide. The Under 12 Age Group will be allowed to toe walk from September 1st. 32. By entering in competitions, dancers (or their legal representatives, in case of minors) consent to their names being stated in the feis results and in the public Internet archives of any feis entry/results system as may be used. 33. No refunds will be made.
Timetable Vienna Feis 2018 Saturday y, October 13 th INTERMEDIATE COMPETITIONS ALLL GROUPS 8AM ST 1 1c 2 2c 1a 1d 2a 2d FLOOR 1 1b 1e 2b 2e FLOOR 2 3 3c 4 4c 3a 3d 4a 4d 3b 3e 4b 4e RESULTS IN HALL A 5 5c 6 6c 5a 5d 6a 6d 5b 6b 7 7c 8 8c 7a 7d 8a 8d 7b 8b
INTERMEDIATE TRADITIONAL SET, HEAVY TROPHY AND TREBLE REEL COMPETIT TIONS ALL A GROUPS 1 10.30AM S ST FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 9 Traditional Set 9a Traditional Set 10 15 9b Traditional Set 15 19 10 Heavy Trophy 10a Heavy Trophy 10 15 10b Heavy Trophy 15 19 9c Traditional Set 9d Traditional Set 25 35 9e Traditional Set O35 10c Heavy Trophy 10d Heavy Trophy 25 35 10e Heavy Trophy O35 ST 11 12 13 Partner Treble Partner Treble Partner Treble U12 12 18 O18 RESULTS IN HA ALL A FOLLOW ED BY LUNCH BREAK
14 15 16 ADULT CHAMPIONSHIP COMPET S ST Adult Championship Adult Championship Adult Championship ITIONS 1.00 0PM 20 30 30 40 O40 RESULTS IN HALL A
OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPSS & AUSTRIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPP 17 18 19 20 ST Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship U11 U13 U15 U17 RESULTS IN HALL A 21 22 23 24 Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship U19 U21 U23 O23 RESULTS AND PARADE OF THE CHAMPIONS IN HALL B APPROXIMATE FINISH 8PM
Timetable Vienna Feis 2018 Sunday, October 14 th BEGINNERS COMPETIT IONS S TO 8AM S ST FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 25 25a 25b 25c 25d 25e 26 26a 26b 26c 26d 26e 27 27a 27b 27c 27d 27e 28 28a 28b 28c 28d 28e 29 29a 29b 29c 29d 29e 30 30a 30b 30c 30d 30e RESULTS IN HALL A
BEGINNERS COMPETITIO ONS S TO 10AM S ST FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 D 31 31a 31b 31c 31d 32 32a 32b 32c 32d 333 33a 33b 33c 33d 34 34a 34b 34c 34d 35 35a 35b 35c 35d 36 36a 36b 30 40 36c 36d RESULTS IN HA ALL A FOLLOW ED BY LUNCH BREAK
BEGINNERS TRADITIONAL SET, LIGHT TROPHY COMPETITIONSS & TEAM COMPETITIONS ALL S 1 1PM ST 37 38 37a 38a FLOOR 1 U12 U12 37b 38b FLOOR 2 U15 U15 39 2 Hand 40 3 Hand 41 4 Hand 42 6 Hand 43 8 Hand 39a 2 Hand 40a 3 Hand 41a 4 Hand 42a 6 Hand 43a 8 Hand U12 U12 U12 U12 U12 RESULTS IN HALL A 39b 2 Hand 40b 3 Hand 41b 4 Hand 42b 6 Hand 43b 8 Hand U15 U15 U15 U15 U15 37c 38c S ST 15 20 15 20 37d 38d FLOOR 1 20 25 20 25 37d 38d FLOOR 2 O25 O25 39c 40c 41c 42c 43c 2 Hand 3 Hand 4 Hand 6 Hand 8 Hand 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 39d 2 Hand 40d 3 Hand 41d 4 Hand 42d 6 Hand 43d 8 Hand 20 25 20 25 20 25 20 25 20 25 39e 2 Hand 40e 3 Hand 41e 4 Hand 42e 6 Hand 43e 8 Hand O25 O25 O25 O25 O25 RESULTS IN HALL A
PRIMARY COMPETITIO ONS S TO 3PM S ST FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 444 44a 44b 44c 44d 44e 45 45a 45b 45c 45d 45e 46 46a 46b 46c 46d 46e 47 47a 47b 47c 47d 47e 48 48a 48b 48c 48d 48e 49 49a 49b 49c 49d 49e RESULTS IN HALL A
PRIMARY COMPETITIO ONS S 19 9 25 AND UP 5PM S ST FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 50 50a 50b 50c 50d 51 51a 51b 51c 51d 52 52a 52b 52c 52d 53 53a 53b 53c 53d 54 54a 54b 54c 54d 555 55a 55b 55c 55d
PRIMARY TRADITIONAL SET & LIGHT TROPHYY COMPETITIONS ALL S S ST FLOOR 1 FLOOR 2 D 56 56a 10 15 56b 15 19 57 57a 10 15 57b 15 19 56c 56d 25 35 56e O35 57c 57d 25 35 57e O35 RESULTS IN HALL B APPROXIMATE FINISH 6.30PM
Accommodation and Travel Public transport: The hall is served by underground line U6 (stop Burggasse/Stadthalle, take exitt Stadthalle ) and tram line 49 (stop Urban Loritz Platz ). Accommodation: There are numerous hotels and hostels within walking distance or just one stop away on public transport. Stadthalle is very close to the Westbahnhof railway station which is also served by the Airport Bus. U6 will also take you to Bahnhof Meidling railway station that has a train connection to the main railway station Hauptbahnhof and to the airport. Hotels: IBIS Wien Mariahilf Mariahilfer Gürtel 22 24, 1060 Vienna +431 5999 98 233 / h0796 re2@accor.com Motel One Wien Westbahnhof Europaplatz 3, 1150 Vienna +431 359350 / wien westbahnhof@motel one.com https://www.motel one.com/de/hotels/wien/wien westbahnhof Stadthalle Hackengasse 20, 1150 Vienna Boutiquehotel +431 9824272 / office@hotelstadthalle.at www.hotelstadthalle.at
Arcotel Wimberger Neubaugürtel 34 36, 1070 Vienna +431 521 650 / wimberger@arcotelhotels.com http://www.arcotelhotels.com/de/wimberger_hotel_wien/ Fleming s Hotel Neubaugürtel 26 28, 1070 Vienna +431 227 370 / wien@flemings hotels.com https://www.flemings hotels.com/hotels residences/wien/flemings conference hotelwien/hotelzimmer Hostels: A&O Wien Stadthalle Lerchenfelder Gürtel 9 11, 1160 Vienna, +431 49204 803900 / www.aohostels.com Do Step Inn Felberstrasse 20, 1150 Vienna +431 982314 / www.dostepinn.com Please don t hesitate to contact the feis organisers at shamrocks@speed.at if you need further information!